2010 City Rankings - Arizona Elementary Schools
The city rankings were calculated by taking the standardized tests used by Arizona to determine the proficiency level across varying grades and subjects for elementary schools in the state. These school percentile ranks were then averaged for all elementary schools in each city and ordered from highest to lowest. The tests and subjects used to determine the percentile ranks can be found below. Learn more about how rankings are determined.
AIMS Exams Used To Determine Rankings
- Math
- Reading
- Science
- Writing
Find a City's Ranking:
| Rank | City Name | Percentile | Changed From 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parks, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 108 | 95.41 |  9 | |
| 2 | Paradise Valley, Arizona Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,378 | 88.71 |  | |
| 3 | Corona, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 753 | 88.67 | | |
| 4 | Vail, Arizona Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,430 | 86.68 | 4 | |
| 5 | Congress, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 118 | 86.53 |  4 | |
| 6 | Thatcher, Arizona Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 751 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" |  | 84.74 | 1 |
| 7 | Waddell, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 955 | 81.83 | | |
| 8 | Cave Creek, Arizona Elementary Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 1,344 | 79.84 | 8 | |
| 9 | Dewey, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 362 | 79.43 | 5 | |
| 10 | Sun City, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 996 | 79.40 | 45 | |
| 11 | Anthem, Arizona Elementary Schools: 5 | Total Enrollment: 4,171 | 79.26 | 10 | |
| 12 | Scottsdale, Arizona Elementary Schools: 31 | Total Enrollment: 17,649 | 79.11 | 3 | |
| 13 | Lake Havasu City, Arizona Elementary Schools: 6 | Total Enrollment: 2,718 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 78.33 | 4 |
| 14 | Gilbert, Arizona Elementary Schools: 34 | Total Enrollment: 24,134 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 77.63 | 3 |
| 15 | Prescott Valley, Arizona Elementary Schools: 8 | Total Enrollment: 3,736 | 77.54 | 2 | |
| 16 | Centennial Park, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 469 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 73.79 | 3 |
| 17 | Sahuarita, Arizona Elementary Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 2,178 | 72.70 | 3 | |
| 18 | Clarkdale, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 373 | 72.62 | | |
| 19 | Pomerene, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 124 | 72.31 | 46 | |
| 20 | Fountain Hills, Arizona Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 587 | 71.89 | | |
| 21 | Snowflake, Arizona Elementary Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 1,222 | 70.46 | 6 | |
| 22 | Higley, Arizona Elementary Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 2,303 | 69.82 | 1 | |
| 23 | Litchfield Park, Arizona Elementary Schools: 5 | Total Enrollment: 3,811 | 69.73 | 1 | |
| 24 | Surprise, Arizona Elementary Schools: 16 | Total Enrollment: 14,286 | 69.55 | 5 | |
| 25 | Payson, Arizona Elementary Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 1,224 | 69.09 | 3 | |
| 26 | Topock, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 147 | 68.98 | 7 | |
| 27 | Desert Hills, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 998 | 68.56 | 7 | |
| 28 | Elgin, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 125 | 68.34 | 8 | |
| 29 | Hereford, Arizona Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 639 | 68.17 | 3 | |
| 30 | Lakeside, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 413 | 68.10 | 15 | |
| 31 | Chandler, Arizona Elementary Schools: 37 | Total Enrollment: 24,510 | 67.97 | 5 | |
| 32 | Roll, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 152 | 66.91 | 2 | |
| 33 | Vernon, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 110 | 66.71 | 2 | |
| 34 | Palo Verde, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 499 | 66.63 | 42 | |
| 35 | Colorado City, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 385 | 66.07 | 35 | |
| 36 | Green Valley, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 520 | 65.44 | 1 | |
| 37 | Marana, Arizona Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,326 | 64.60 | 3 | |
| 38 | Morenci, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 620 | 63.28 | 10 | |
| 39 | Queen Creek, Arizona Elementary Schools: 19 | Total Enrollment: 13,514 | 62.25 | 1 | |
| 40 | Pine, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 123 | 61.63 | 11 | |
| 41 | Peoria, Arizona Elementary Schools: 26 | Total Enrollment: 19,813 | 61.11 | 1 | |
| 42 | Holbrook, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 282 | 60.88 | 36 | |
| 43 | San Manuel, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 352 | 60.64 | 12 | |
| 44 | Kearny, Arizona Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 382 | 59.58 | 24 | |
| 45 | Benson, Arizona Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 744 | 59.12 | 5 | |
| 46 | Prescott, Arizona Elementary Schools: 8 | Total Enrollment: 2,583 | 58.89 | | |
| 47 | Safford, Arizona Elementary Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 1,915 | 58.63 | 8 | |
| 48 | Tempe, Arizona Elementary Schools: 24 | Total Enrollment: 11,187 | 58.19 | 1 | |
| 49 | Morristown, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 153 | 57.87 | 25 | |
| 50 | Sierra Vista, Arizona Elementary Schools: 10 | Total Enrollment: 4,032 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 57.42 | 2 |
| 51 | Solomon, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 176 | 57.16 | 39 | |
| 52 | Taylor, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 258 | 57.16 | 9 | |
| 53 | Kingman, Arizona Elementary Schools: 6 | Total Enrollment: 3,221 | 56.69 | 3 | |
| 54 | Black Canyon City, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 200 | 55.71 | 26 | |
| 55 | Sedona, Arizona Elementary Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 961 | 55.44 | 30 | |
| 56 | St. Johns, Arizona Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 570 | 55.19 | 13 | |
| 57 | Mesa, Arizona Elementary Schools: 84 | Total Enrollment: 48,318 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 55.15 | 8 |
| 58 | Concho, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 191 | 54.62 | 31 | |
| 59 | Fort Huachuca, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 328 | 54.33 | 18 | |
| 60 | Apache Junction, Arizona Elementary Schools: 6 | Total Enrollment: 2,785 | 54.21 | 6 | |
| 61 | Goodyear, Arizona Elementary Schools: 8 | Total Enrollment: 5,615 | 53.61 | 2 | |
| 62 | Show Low, Arizona Elementary Schools: 5 | Total Enrollment: 1,426 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 52.83 | 5 |
| 63 | Chino Valley, Arizona Elementary Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 1,281 | 52.82 | 3 | |
| 64 | Maricopa, Arizona Elementary Schools: 7 | Total Enrollment: 4,193 | 52.13 | 8 | |
| 65 | Cornville, Arizona Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 442 | 51.84 | 20 | |
| 66 | Glendale, Arizona Elementary Schools: 56 | Total Enrollment: 37,964 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 51.83 | 3 |
| 67 | Tucson, Arizona Elementary Schools: 153 | Total Enrollment: 65,407 Two elementary schools have won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 49.97 | 3 |
| 68 | Overgaard, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 167 | 49.93 | 3 | |
| 69 | Arizona City, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 691 | 49.01 | 21 | |
| 70 | Flagstaff, Arizona Elementary Schools: 18 | Total Enrollment: 6,963 | 47.38 | 3 | |
| 71 | Nogales, Arizona Elementary Schools: 8 | Total Enrollment: 3,050 | 46.92 | 9 | |
| 72 | Casa Grande, Arizona Elementary Schools: 10 | Total Enrollment: 5,503 | 46.33 | 7 | |
| 73 | St. David, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 329 | 45.83 | 21 | |
| 74 | Huachuca City, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 466 | 43.31 | 9 | |
| 75 | Bullhead City, Arizona Elementary Schools: 8 | Total Enrollment: 3,304 | 42.02 | 6 | |
| 76 | Duncan, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 239 | 41.98 | 19 | |
| 77 | Wickenburg, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 445 | 41.98 | 2 | |
| 78 | Bagdad, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 215 | 41.69 | 24 | |
| 79 | Yuma, Arizona Elementary Schools: 24 | Total Enrollment: 13,008 | 41.30 | 6 | |
| 80 | El Mirage, Arizona Elementary Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 3,488 | 40.63 | 4 | |
| 81 | Cottonwood, Arizona Elementary Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 1,211 | 40.56 | 4 | |
| 82 | Mayer, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 221 | 40.56 | 12 | |
| 83 | Camp Verde, Arizona Elementary Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 949 | 40.45 | 17 | |
| 84 | Amado, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 196 | 40.42 | 2 | |
| 85 | Golden Valley, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 642 | 40.31 | 39 | |
| 86 | Avondale, Arizona Elementary Schools: 12 | Total Enrollment: 9,729 | 40.25 | 12 | |
| 87 | Aguila, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 154 | 40.14 | 58 | |
| 88 | Red Rock, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 305 | 40.02 | 42 | |
| 89 | Eagar, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 335 | 39.83 | 31 | |
| 90 | Fort Mohave, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 480 | 39.19 | 31 | |
| 91 | Pima, Arizona Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 504 | 39.17 | 13 | |
| 92 | Williams, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 425 | 39.06 | 20 | |
| 93 | Elfrida, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 124 | 38.98 | 10 | |
| 94 | Joseph City, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 257 | 38.72 | 41 | |
| 95 | Phoenix, Arizona Elementary Schools: 227 | Total Enrollment: 140,205 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 38.22 | 3 |
| 96 | Guadalupe, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 757 | 36.99 | 5 | |
| 97 | Winslow, Arizona Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 934 | 36.85 | 19 | |
| 98 | Rio Rico, Arizona Elementary Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 1,581 | 36.64 | 1 | |
| 99 | Laveen, Arizona Elementary Schools: 6 | Total Enrollment: 4,436 | 36.63 | | |
| 100 | Wittmann, Arizona Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 499 | 35.91 | 15 | |
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